Sentence Examples with the word Winked

December 11, 2017All Dictionary

They did not talk seriously to him; when reporting to him or asking for his sanction they appeared to be fulfilling a regrettable formality, but they winked behind his back and tried to mislead him at every turn.

Meanwhile in Asia also the Ottoman Empire had been consolidated and extended; but from 1501 onwards the ambitious designs of the youthful Shah Ismail in Persia grew more and more threatening to its security; and though Bayezid, intent on peace, winked at his violations of Ottoman territory and exchanged friendly embassies with him, a breach was sooner or later inevitable.

Soon a green river winked at them playfully between rocks and bushes, and roared impressively as they entered the clearing at the mill site.

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Daniel did not answer, but winked instead.

Jonny whirled, starting towards Ashley, when the teen girl winked out of existence in a flash of purple light.

The captain was so naively and good-humoredly gay, so real, and so pleased with himself that Pierre almost winked back as he looked merrily at him.

The creature winked out of existence, and Jule sat up.

The Tiger seemed to smile, and winked one eye slowly.

He winked as she passed and licked his lips.

A grand campaign of agitation on the part of the Russian Count Bobrinsky, whose watch-word was that the Russian banner must wave over the Carpathians, though winked at by the Polish governor, led to a great political trial (Dec. 29 1913) for high treason of 180 Ruthenians who had been seduced by this agitator.